Kevin Seitzer

Infobox MLB retired
name=Kevin Seitzer
position=Third baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1962|3|26
Springfield, Illinois
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=by|1986
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|1997
finalteam=Cleveland Indians
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.295
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,557
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=613
teams=
* Kansas City Royals (by|1986-by|1991)
* Milwaukee Brewers (by|1992, by|1993-by|1996)
* Oakland Athletics (by|1993)
* Cleveland Indians (by|1996-by|1997)
highlights=
* 2x All-Star selection (1987, 1995)

Kevin Lee Seitzer (pronEng|ˈsaɪ̪tsɚ; born March 26, 1962 in Springfield, Illinois) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Cleveland Indians.

Seitzer made his big-league debut as a September call-up in 1986 with the Royals. He made it to the majors to stay in 1987, where he started the season as the Royals' regular first baseman. He traded positions with Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett later in the season, in hopes of reducing Brett's chances of injury. Seitzer hit .323 with 15 home runs and 207 hits (tying the MLB record) in his rookie 1987 season and, though overshadowed by fellow rookie teammate Bo Jackson, he was selected to the American League All-Star team. One of Seitzer's highlights of the season was a 6-for-6 performance on August 2 in a 13-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox; he became only the second Royal (after Bob Oliver in 1969, the franchise's inaugural season) to collect six hits in a nine-inning game. Seitzer finished the 1987 season as the runner-up for the American League Rookie of the Year award, behind the Oakland A's Mark McGwire.

After subsequent seasons of .304, .281, .275, and .265, the Royals released Seitzer during spring training in 1992. He signed with Milwaukee, who installed him as their regular third baseman. Seitzer made the All-Star team again in 1995, and enjoyed what many feel was his best season in 1996 with the Brewers and Cleveland Indians. Seitzer batted .326 with 13 home runs and 78 RBI in '96 while posting a career-high .416 on-base percentage.

In two postseason appearances with Cleveland, mostly coming off the bench, he hit .192 with a double, one run scored and four runs batted in. He retired following the 1997 season with a career batting average of .295.

Seitzer currently runs a baseball training facility in Kansas City, Missouri with former Royals teammate Mike Macfarlane.

On October 27, 2006, Seitzer was named hitting coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks

Kevin Seitzer was replaced by Rick Schu on July 11, 2007 as hitting coach for the Diamondbacks. 2007 was his first year as the hitting coach with the club.

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